What changes could be made to the National League for Nursing Core Competencies of Nurse Educators to keep them responsive to the current and future needs for preparing competent nurses?

INTRODUCTION

In this assessment, you write a short paper that explores the
nurse educator role and the competencies required to excel in this
position. The paper will also touch upon pertinent historical
events, your personal interests in nursing education, and the
tripartite roles of teaching, scholarship, and service within the
nurse educator's responsibilities. Additionally, you will develop
your own nurse educator philosophy statement and identify
effective classroom management strategies for diverse learners.

Preparation

As you prepare to complete this assessment, you may want to
think about other related issues to deepen your understanding or
broaden your viewpoint. You are encouraged to consider the
questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work
associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional
community.

Note that these questions are for your own development and
exploration and do not need to be completed or submitted as part
of your assessment.

• What changes could be made to the National League for
Nursing Core Competencies of Nurse Educators to keep
them responsive to the current and future needs for
preparing competent nurses?

• Should the Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) credential be
required for educators in faculty positions?

• What are examples of different contexts that might require
unique competencies?

Based on your understanding of adult learning theory, learner-
centered education, and applicable learning theories:

• Which theories do you think will be most important to you in
your teaching role? Why?

• How will you apply the different learning theories as an
educator?

• How do they fit with your developing nursing education
philosophy?

Instructions

Write a short paper (4 pages) that relates your knowledge of
pertinent historical events, your areas of interest in nursing
education, and the competencies you will need. Discuss how you
will meet the tripartite roles and create your own nurse educator
philosophy statement to guide your practice as a nurse educator.
The paper should include the following:

• A brief introduction that clearly states the purpose of the
paper. Do not use the heading Introduction. Either leave that
blank or use the title of the paper.

• A description of the nurse educator role you want to pursue
that will match your goals as an MSN prepared educator.
Consider the educational specialization skills, knowledge,
and attitudes you will need.

• A list of the competencies for your chosen nurse educator
role.

• A brief analysis of significant historical events that relate to
your desired nurse educator role.

• A brief analysis of the tripartite roles of teaching, scholarship,
and service required in your nurse educator role. Include
how you might meet each of these role expectations using
examples based on clinical, academic, and professional
development roles.

• Your personal nurse educator philosophy statement for your
desired role. This does not have to be an elaborate
philosophical statement, but it should be at least one-half of a
page and focused on your specific interests as a nurse
educator (nursing faculty, staff development, patient
education,
community educator, or other positions).

• Two best practice strategies for classroom management
skills to use with diverse learners.

• A brief conclusion that reviews the content. No new content
should be used here.

Additional Requirements

• The paper should be double spaced in Microsoft Word.

• The length of the paper should be 4– 6 pages, not including
a title page and a references page.

• Use APA-formatted subheadings to indicate major topic
areas in the paper.

• Use correct APA formatting for citations and references,
page numbers, title page, and your writing should be free of
grammar and spelling errors that distract from content. See the
Writing Center for APA resources specific to your degree
level.

• Use any APA approved 12-point font.

• Avoid the use of jargon, slang, and idioms. Identify
abbreviations the first time used.

• Use a minimum of three references from peer-reviewed
sources that are less than five years old.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate
your proficiency in the following course competencies and
scoring guide criteria:

• Competency 1: Analyze the tripartite role of teaching,
service, and scholarship.

◦ Analyze the significance of historical events to today's
nursing education environment.

◦ Analyze the tripartite roles of teaching, scholarship, and
service in an area of interest in nursing education.

◦ Create an individual nurse educator philosophy based
on position competencies and the tripartite roles of
teaching, scholarship, and service.

• Competency 2: Analyze professionally established nurse
educator competencies and models to integrate best
practices for diversity and classroom management.

◦ Align pertinent nurse educator competencies to an
individualized area of focus as an MSN-prepared nurse
educator.

◦ Describe evidence-based strategies for classroom and
learner management.

• Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly,
professional, and consistent with the expectations of a
nursing education professional.

◦ Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling,
grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.

◦ Correctly format the paper, citations, and references
using APA style.